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Newspaper
Estevan Progress
Location
Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 01, 1918
Page
5
Esis Coming Highy Bill writes a friend he plans to attend the Estevan Fair. He longs for the old days of bold fun though now he avoids excess. He mentions losing an eye years ago in an accident at a steam boiler but stays hopeful to try his luck at the races.
A quiet evening is shattered by a shot that brings down a dangerous creature between the town hall and John Attridge’s home. A stately man with a rope disposes of the carcass for burial, while the shooter, eager to stay unnamed, modestly asks his name be kept private.
A visit to Isaac Beadle's garden at the C P R shops reveals dahlias pansies poppies and many flowers with difficult names. The garden sits in front of the bunk house and exudes a homelike charm with the scent of migarette. Last year it won CPR gardens on the Soo line and current looks promise another award.
Estevan locals share visits and travels with Miss Ethel Smallishaw at Carlyle Lake and Miss Strumm moving to Estevan for music classes. Wars relief funds gather over 75 dollars at a Reider home. several residents travel to Regina, Victoria, Vancouver, and Minneapolis. A baby’s funeral, illness updates, and subscription reminders complete the weekly notices.
Mrs Sloan is pleased to have her daughter Cecelia home again after an appendicitis operation at Weyburn hospital. Cecelia is making steady improvement. Miss Boden, longtime public suite teacher, leaves this week for a holiday before starting a new job in the northern part of the province.
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